I do not have the time to answer, except to say that I can always count on informed and intelligent response from you. ONly one point: I did mention the chartered city - that is, the commune. Commune is the Italian word for an autonomous city-state. Your points about the role of the Chinese city are of great interest and I will remember them. Are Chinese cities born as administrative/military centres, or as marketplaces?
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Date: 2005-12-08 04:35 pm (UTC)